This exhibition will trace the history and future of East Asian craft and design and its global influence in this exhibition inspired by objects from Manchester Art Gallery’s collection. The show features over 1,500 years of the rich craft heritage of Japan, China and Korea: ceramics, metalwork, furniture, lacquer, textiles and sculpture, with exhibits ranging […]

October Gallery, London, will present a solo exhibition of works by the late artist, Kenji Yoshida from 2nd April – 9 May 2015. The show will focus on his exquisite works in oils and metals, created in the latter part of his life. Yoshida was born in 1924 in Ikeda City (part of present day […]

Join us for a private viewing of Isao Miura’s Sketches from the Poem Road, with accompanying talks by Isao and his collaborator, the poet Chris Beckett. In spring 1689, Matsuo Basho set off from Edo (now Tokyo) on a long risky journey to the north of Japan. He travelled light, he tells us, just a […]

Japanese flower arranging exhibition giving an excellent insight into the modern ikebana art of the Sogetsu school. Many floral exhibits will be displayed by local and foreign artists. Ikebana teachers will be present to give information and answer visitors questions. Mrs Rica Arai from Paris will give an hour long demonstration at 12pm in the […]

Rev Dick and Yuki Johnson will show photos of areas affected by 2011 disaster taken during the visit last summer and shared our thoughts. We will have prayer to remember those who have been having difficult lives since 2011 disaster. We will display some craftwork made by residents of temporary housings in Fukushima and any […]

Lee Ufan was born in 1936 in South Korea and now lives and works in Kamakura (Japan) and Paris (France). Lee is the main theorist of the Japanese movement Mono Ha. ‘The Art of Encounter: In Conversation with Lee Ufan’ will explore Lee‘s aesthetics within the context of international contemporary art movements, the political meaning […]

Rok Hwang – the designer behind the freshly launched ‘rokh’ label – talks to ‘Style Sharing’ exhibition curator Tory Turk about living and setting up a fashion label in London. Having graduated from the MA Women’s wear programme at Central St. Martins in 2010, fashion designer Rok went on to work at fashion houses Celine, […]

Yukihito Masuura first became enchanted by photography at the age of twelve. Having moved to France when he was eighteen, he soon became an assistant to Guy Bourdin for Vogue Paris. In his quest for creative and spiritual perfection, he was drawn to Buddhist sculpture and the masterworks of Western artists like Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), […]

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The East Foundation is a registered charity (1142886) in the UK. Our charitable objects are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education for the public in the arts and culture of East Asia, in particular but not exclusively the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music.